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Among 7 NUTS 2 regions of Switzerland, Nordwestschweiz ranks best in
road deaths (1st) and lowest in employment (5th).
Over time
Indicator
The dashed line is the value for the whole country. Where Eurostat does not publish
it, only the region line is shown.
Nordwestschweiz vs national value
Population
Population
1,238,515
+12,753 vs 2024
5th of 7 in the country
Switzerland 9,124,288 · -86%
Life expectancy
5th of 7 in the country
Switzerland 83.5 years
Population density
2nd of 7 in the country
Switzerland 226.0 /km² · +182%
Population change
2nd of 7 in the country
Switzerland 8.1 ‰ · +28%
Net migration
2nd of 7 in the country
Switzerland 7.4 ‰ · +35%
Median age
3rd of 7 in the country
Switzerland 42.9 years · +2%
Aged 65+
4th of 7 in the country
Switzerland 19.5 % · +4%
Fertility
3rd of 7 in the country
Switzerland 1.29 · +2%
Doctors
4th of 7 in the country
Switzerland 466 per 100k
Labour
Unemployment
5th of 7 in the country
Switzerland 4.9 % · -6%
Employment
5th of 7 in the country
Switzerland 82.4 %
High-tech jobs
2nd of 7 in the country
Switzerland 6.9 % · +26%
Society
Tourist nights
2,533 per 1,000
+122 vs 2024
7th of 7 in the country
Switzerland 6,853 per 1,000 · -63%
Road deaths
1st of 7 in the country
Switzerland 28 per mn · -32%
Tertiary educated
4th of 7 in the country
Switzerland 46.2 %
Other regions in Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera
Ranks are among regions of the same NUTS level within the same country. The NUTS levels are
defined by Eurostat: NUTS 1 are the largest regions, NUTS 3 the smallest.
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